The Ultimate Smash Terminology Guide 

You forgot low hop and short jump

I learned what a good "Neutral" is, also, you didn't mention what a "Hopcat victory" is lol

Smash: the game I know everything about but I’m still terrible at.

"If you call it a foward B, I'm sorry but we can't talk anymore" *TERRY MAINS HAVE LEFT THE CHAT WITH THEIR BACK B.*

Ok cool but have you heard of side air, neutral tilt, and long hopping?

2:25, hopcat come on, your gonna make the terry mains sad

2:25 Hop: “If you call it a Forward B, I’m sorry but we can’t talk anymore” Terry Mains: “Well, what else do we call it?”

"Every character has a down tilt, a *forward tilt* and an up tilt" Mega Man: Am I a joke to you? Same joke for aerials

Petition to start calling up airs "Top Airs" so we can then abbreviate them to "Tair" instead of UAIRRHH

1:55 Forward air which we call a fair Back air which we call a bair Down air which we call a dair Neutral air which we call a nair And an up air which we call an *vomit sound*

I see hopcat’s been checking out introspecktive’s smash terminology.

Great, and useful, video, but you missed the most important one. What's a HopCat victory?

Me: has hundreds of hours on this Game and watches competitive matches regularly H M M M YES I *DO* wanna watch someone explaining what attacks are for twelve minutes

Terry: *Exists* Forward & Backward B: Let me introduce ourselves

Always was confused on what "characters in neutral" means and DI and SDI so thank you for covering those!

I recognized all of these terms but I think you missed zair in the moveset, a tether grab in the air.

I haven't heard the term for RAR before, although I was familiar with the concept. Everything else I knew. A handy video for plenty of people regardless, I'm sure.

"If you call it a forward b..." Cries in Terry Bogard

NEGL, I needed this pretty badly.

I like to say thank you for making this video. This helped me learn some more about terms I already know like teaching and some I didn’t even know about like RAR. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

Oh fricc this video would've been really useful to me when I started playing smash. Smash ultimate was my first smash game.

Spikes send at an angle while “meteor smashes” send straight down

One other thing I have picked up: If you here someone talk about how this character is "one of my best characters", it means that they are great with every character, not just the one they are talking about.

2:21 no one Terry mains : *laughts in back special*

Thanks for the informational video! Knew the basics but nice to learn about the things you can do with directional momentum!

Hi! I knew most of these terms already, but I learned about SDI, DI, and RAR. Thanks for the video, it was fun to watch.

“If you call it a forward b we can’t talk anymore” Terry Mains would like to know your location

The most important thing I've learned today. How to pronounce up-air correctly!

I needed this for short hops. Thank you Hopcat 😁👌🏽

I actually knew everything but finally someone has done a pretty short video but with lots of terminology. I really think a part 2 would be perfect for beginners or for people who like to see smash but they don't play it. Continue like this!

I knew all of this already, but I can't help but notice how well you phrased this. Good job, it was very comprehensive and easy to take in!

super informative for the newer smash players/casuals. would love to see a lil series of explainer videos from you! 'hopcat explains' i'd watch it

Nice overview. I’ve always had a hard time explaining what neutral is, but you did a really good job.

I play Smash a lot now, and even after a year of it I feel like I only know a few of the terms! Thank you for making this, it was really helpful! :)

Very solid video. All around helpful and will probably show it to new players. Thanks!

this is the first actually helpfull smash tutorial thing i have ever seen thanks bro

I have been playing smash for years but only learned about the specific terms a few years ago. I knew most of these already but I wasn't aware of the Rar (reverse aerial chase) I have seen people do it but I wasn't aware it was an actual term. Great video as always and thank you for teaching me something new!

Great video! Here’s a list of more advanced terms I think would be great for a part two. -Zair -2 Frame -Ledge Trap -Wavebounce -pivot cancel -Frame Trap -Drag down -Ledge options(invuln/roll/jump/etc.) -Tech options(roll, neutral) -get up attack -Tether -walljump/wallcling -jump cancel(out of chargeable moves) -gimp -footstool -directional airdodge -shieldstun -spaghetti(lol) -lag(landing and ending) -trip -tomahawk -dash dance

Nice video peter i need to work more on my neutral because i kinda didn't know how to do it that well but know i do keep up the awesome videos love ya man

You didn’t talk about the blue streaks when you get hit. The blue streaks show you the perfect DI. It’s hard to notice if you’re not looking for it. But now it’s all I see when I get hit, and my DI has improved massively to the point if I get zoomed in before I die, I’m able to live more often because I have the perfect DI.

So, this video would of been great like 5 months ago. I've learned everything by piecing it together by now but you have know idea how useful it would of been and probably is for new players. Thanks!❤️

This was awesome. Knew most of those, but the ones I didn't and tips on some I did were great!

I've been playing for probably over 6 years by now, and this still taught me a thing or two! Thx

i genuinely didn’t know what neutral meant until now. thank you. “2-frame” would be a good one to cover. i definitely recommend a part two! you did a good job

I knew almost everything, but your explanation was on point👌

Thank you! This really teaches me a lot I already didn’t know, now I can grow to be better at the game! 😄

Crazy good video, keep up the good work

Knew a lot of these but I didn't know about the RAR term or how to do it. So thanks

Literally the best beginners guide out there, thank you

Thank you, learned a lot. Very helpful video

I learned neutral. I heard it in your smash stereotypes and was really confused but now I know. Thanks hopcat

I didn't know about rar and b reverse! Thank you very much!

Thanks heaps man :) I actually didn’t know how to tech properly until now 😅😅

Actually mad helpful. Thanks!

This was very useful, thanks!

Great content dude, keep it up :D

Ty dude this video is really great

I didn’t know what DI and neutral meant before this, so thanks, man!

Didn’t know what to press to tech until now, thanks

I knew what all of these terms generally referred to, but I did learn some specifics, like that out-of-shield refers to only a couple of attacks and not anything done after dropping shield.

This was a good video! I knew most of what was covered, but I gained a better understanding of the neutral state. Are you considering doing more tutorial-ish videos like this in the future?

Awesome Video, thank you!

This is the best study guide for the only vocabulary quiz I’ll actually succeed in.

I WAS SO CONFUSED ON SHILD POKE THX

Didn't know stage spike, rar, reverse b and sdi. Thanks for teaching.

you forgot PROJECTILES but after that all pretty good HOP and by the way i knew all that u were talking about and i loved how u explained everything NICE WORK bro!

This video was very helpful!

It was really useful, Thanks a lot

this vid is basically Smash 101

Hey, i’m french so even if i already knew the attack an advanced technics, your video helped me with the English terms so thanks a lot

You can also mash by spinning the control stick, and if you combine it with pressing buttons, you can get really good at mashing

Great guide, didn't know about RAR. Might've wanted to include soft and hard when talking about reads, though I guess it kind of got covered with options.

I appreciate this video, especially how you actually explained teching and DI, because those are things I've never understood. Wish you went a bit more in depth tho, since I still don't know how I should DI When

4:20 quick side note I’d like to add. You can also short hop by pressing two jump inputs at the same time. If you just want to do that by pressing x and y cool but you can also make one of your triggers a jump and things get real spicy from there

HopCat: "If you call it forward b, I'm sorry but we can't be friends" Terry mains: *thumbs up cat*

So glad you made this

This is better than the Smash tutorials in-game, I tell you.

I was pretty familiar with most of the terms but i never knew SDI or Neutral so thanks. :)

You clearly put a lot of work into this; great job! You’ve helped clarify a few things for me, including what people mean by “neutral.“ it’s amazing to me how nuanced this series has become. On the surface, it’s a very basic and accessible games, but there’s a lot of depth and nuance for people who want to become experts. Nintendo have ended up creating a great fighting game series, even if they intended it more as a sort of party game.

I didn’t really know what SDI and DI so thanks😇

I thought “DI” was directional INPUT. Also, now I know how to tech. Thanks, and I can’t wait for more advise!

This is actually a really good video just to teach someone how to play smash

I finally learned the specifics of what a neutral is... i knew the term, i knew the general idea... but i thought it was a stock behind or in kill percent... didn't realize it referred to just being above people while trying to land or being near the ledge too. Also learned about the RAR, didn't know how that worked until today. Didn't know it even had a name

Well I knew what a RAR and DI/SDI was, but know I know what it stands for. Thanks for your never ending wisdom, HopCat.

I learned about JV 4, neutral, shield poking, true combos, reverse aerial rush, B reverse, safe moves, and option coverage.

i have like 700 hours on smash ultimate but for some reason this is just fun to watch.

was kinda surprised you didnt cover 2 framing but overall it was a good video and i was surprised there was some stuff i didnt know

@HopCat: thank you *so* much for this really strong foundation for new players and seasoned players alike. If I might add a few I still don’t understand: 1) What is a z-drop? Hear it a lot around item/peach/diddy gameplay 2) What is a zair/z-air? 🤷‍♂️ 3) How does one simply SDI? I still don’t get it and I get solo’ed by PK Fire every match against Ness. Video with camera on controller if setup allows ❤️ THANK YOU AGAIN!

I have been playing Smash since 3DS and even I learned some stuff I didn't know about

6:52 Hopcat- first up is spacing Mario Mains- yeah, ok

Thank you for making this

Great video!

I finally learnd what DI stands for. I knew how to do it I just didnt know what it meant

2:26 terry mains: We have been forgotten ;-;

Turnaround specials would have been good to cover as well as b reversing, and from there you could've lead into wavebouncing, which I am hearing in vods more often than I used to.

I can listen to hop cat talk for hours

Truth be told, I didn't really know what the neutral was exactly until this video, and the same goes for tech. I'd heard the terms quite a bit, but it wasn't until now that I actually understood them. So hey, thanks for teaching me that! ^w^

Thanks for the guide

I don't play smash, but I ended up learning the terms while watching the videos and trying to link stuff

Hopcat:sounds lila a different language Everyone fom germany:heya